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December 20th 2013

Collection of Data on Race/Ethnicity and Language Proficiency of Providers

David R. Nerenz, PhD Rita Carre&oacute n, BS German Veselovskiy, MS

Health plans collect and use data on network providers' proficiency in languages other than English more commonly than race and ethnicity data on providers.

July 12th 2012

Exploring Health Plan Perspectives in Collecting and Using Data on Race, Ethnicity, and Language

Julie Gazmararian, PhD, MPH Rita Carre&oacute n, BS Nicole Olson, MPH Barbara Lardy, MPH

In-depth interviews were conducted with 15 health plans to explore why plans collect or forgo race, ethnicity, and language (REL) data collection efforts, and the challenges encountered with collecting and using data for quality improvement.